excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
sleepover; overnight stay
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
number of times; frequency; count
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
along the road; along the way
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
when it becomes; when it comes to
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
old couple; elderly couple
tedious; boring; being fed up with
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to be found; to be discovered
older brother; elder brother